economics MCQs – Page 219

Practise multiple-choice questions from economics for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

economics Mcqs
1. the national economy2. profit maximizing under perfect competition and monopoly3. application of economics4. the aggregate demand aggregate supply model5. surplus6. money interest rates and output7. average and total cost8. stabilization adjustment reform and privatization9. risks and diversification efficient market hypothesis10. the phillips curve11. supply and demand12. capital formation investment choice information technology and technical progress13. aggregate supply unemployment and inflation14. elasticity15. comparative gdp16. roots of modern macroeconomics17. production factors18. poverty malnutrition and income inequality19. trade regulations and industrial policies20. monetary union21. exchange rate systems and currency crises22. economic development in historical perspective23. exchange rate determination24. monopoly competition25. the balance of payments26. inflation productivity27. macroeconomic issues and analysis28. employment migration and urbanization29. macroeconomic policy tools30. supply side policies31. exchange rate adjustments and the balance of32. miscellaneous33. taxation34. trade policies for the developing nations35. markets efficiency and the public interest36. the external debt and financial crises37. budget deficits and the trade balance38. alternative theories of the firm39. public goods40. the meaning and measurement of economic development41. characteristics and institutions of developing countries42. agriculture irrigation system of pakistan43. education health and human capital44. economic problems of developing countries45. theories of economic development46. basic of economics47. consumer theory vs real consumers48. applied microeconomics49. long term economic growth50. externality internality51. fiscal and monetary policy52. prices wages taxes53. balance of payments aid and foreign investment54. international factor movements and multinational corporations55. entrepreneurship organization and innovation56. the international economy and globalization57. population and development58. non tariff trade barriers59. foundations of modern trade theory60. global economic development61. market62. rural poverty and agricultural transformation63. regional trading arrangements64. foreign exchange65. introduction to economics66. world economy miscellaneous67. sources of comparative advantage68. natural resources and the environment toward sustainable development69. monopoly70. asymmetric information71. income inequality72. labour market73. tariffs74. development planning and policy making the state and the market75. oligopoly76. industrial development77. costs supply and perfect competition78. human capital79. monetary fiscal and incomes policy and inflation80. stocks
4361. In preindustrial societies education was intended for_______________?
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A. the masses

B. the obviously intelligent

C. a small elite

D. productive persons

4362. Which of the following is an unintended function of education ?
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A. Reinforcement of grammatical forms in language

B. Understanding mathematical concepts

C. Formation of youth leadership groups

D. Reinforcement of societys stratification system
4363. Overpopulation is a problem worldwide but only in relation to________________?
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A. poor contraception

B. demography

C. population density

D. political organization

4364. The family into which you were born is called_________________?
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A. my family

B. the family of orientation

C. the family of procreation

D. the family of origin

4365. The failure of rising expectations is related to______________?
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A. a general rise in the standard of living for all segments of society

B. false advertising and credit expansion

C. a rapid decline in the standard of living

D. dissatisfaction based on relative deprivation
4366. My country right or wrong is an example of_______________?
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A. legal-rational thinking

B. nationalism

C. a reasoned approach to detente

D. an internationalist world view

4367. A 44-nation survey regrading religions found that_________________?
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A. Americans are the least religious of these nations

B. Canadians are as religious as Americans

C. 59 percent of Americans said that religions played an important role in their lives

D. the English and the French are much more religious than Americans

4368. Disengagement refers to_______________?
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A. aged persons maintaining their regular social roles

B. a period before retirement

C. a pleasant interlude for the elderly

D. aged persons abandoning their regular roles so that younger people may assume them
4369. Urban families everywhere in the world_________________?
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A. willingly accept governmental family planning

B. follow the dictates of religion and culture

C. voluntarily curb their fertility

D. have attained zero population growth

4370. Prejudice and discrimination______________?
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A. have been a part of the relationships among diverse religious groups

B. none of the above

C. are tenets of some religions

D. have never existed toward diverse religious groups

4371. The most fundamental function of the family is_________________?
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A. feeding its members

B. keeping members sheltered

C. providing sex education

D. ensuring the reproduction of the species
4372. Social movements tend to______________?
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A. resist change

B. redirect change

C. encourage change

D. all of the above
4373. The United States Canada Northern and Western Europe among other areas are________________?
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A. still trying to curb population growth

B. in the third stage of the demographic transition

C. in the first stage of the demographic transition

D. threatened by under population

4374. Modern urban sociologists in contrast to the Chicago school believe that cities_______________?
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A. are doomed to total disorganization

B. are too expensive

C. stimulate creativity

D. will revert to rural areas within a short time

4375. Urban renewal has_________________?
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A. provided good housing for the poor

B. moved residents but not improved conditions

C. eliminated housing discrimination

D. secured many jobs for the poor

4376. Demographers believe that_______________?
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A. the underdeveloped nations must increase their birthrate

B. population grows in inverse proportion to food production

C. Western societies are doomed to extinction

D. the demographic transition represents a general pattern
4377. The nuclear family form is also called________________?
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A. consanguine

B. conjugal

C. procreational

D. extended

4378. A lake is polluted The fish in it die The algae make unpleasant odors It may be said that__________________?
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A. the environment is degraded

B. all of the above

C. biological capital is lost

D. the ecosystem is disturbed

4379. The emphasis on rural virtues__________________?
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A. is based on stereotypes

B. helped democratic representation in the states

C. gave urban dwellers an inferiority complex

D. has been reinforced by recent studies

4380. The oldest form of power rests on_______________?
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A. traditional authority

B. rational-legal authority

C. charismatic authority

D. the authority of force